Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Lepidiolamprologus

(See list of species below)



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10 species
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Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus (Steindachner, 1909)

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Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus
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Photo by Chiliński, J.K.

Africa
Max. Length 6.2 cm TL
Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri (Steindachner, 1909)

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Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri
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Photo by AIC

Africa
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
Lepidiolamprologus elongatus (Boulenger, 1898)

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Lepidiolamprologus elongatus
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Photo by O'Brien, S.

Africa
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui (Boulenger, 1899)

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Lepidiolamprologus hecqui
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Max. Length 13.7 cm SL

 
Lepidiolamprologus kamambae
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Photo by Melandri, G.

Africa
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli (Poll & Stewart, 1977)

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Lepidiolamprologus kendalli
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Photo by Chiliński, J.K.

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Lepidiolamprologus meeli (Poll, 1948)

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Lepidiolamprologus meeli
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Photo by Schelly, R.

Africa
Max. Length 16.0 cm SL
Lepidiolamprologus mimicus Schelly, Takahashi, Bills & Hori, 2007

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Lepidiolamprologus mimicus
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Max. Length 30.5 cm TL

 
Lepidiolamprologus profundicola
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Max. Length 7.3 cm SL

 
Lepidiolamprologus variostigma
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus Africa 15 TL 1909
Lepidiolamprologus boulengeri Africa 6.2 TL 1909
Lepidiolamprologus elongatus Africa 32.5 TL 1898
Lepidiolamprologus hecqui Africa 8 TL 1899
Lepidiolamprologus kamambae Africa 13.7 SL 2012
Lepidiolamprologus kendalli Africa 16 TL 1977
Lepidiolamprologus meeli Africa 7 TL 1948
Lepidiolamprologus mimicus Africa 16.0 SL 2007
Lepidiolamprologus profundicola Africa 30.5 TL 1949
Lepidiolamprologus variostigma Africa 7.3 SL 1995



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